Hello chaps and chapettes... if anybody is left reading this, after my horribly slothful lack of blogging, some of you may have wondered if I was ever going to blog again. What, you were asking yourselves, were you going to do without my gentle, guiding hand in the shape of prose giving you all the insights you needed on history, the Middle East, science and new-and-upcoming technologies?
Well, since my trip to Syria, the denouement of my Syrian adventure accelerated to an end when Kay and I decided to call it off, for good. Oddly enough, we both just decided amicably enough that this was the best way to go the day after I put up my Syria Notes blog. Of course, it might seem natural to post up on exactly what happened and why, but, out of respect for Kay's privacy and my own dignity, and I'm going to limit my statements to say: I'm now single. Not quite on the pull yet, but, hey who knows?
In the meantime, there is some good news which actually comes close to making up for this personal end of era; Otto has a job. John Otto Pohl, absolutely one of the greatest guys in the blogosphere, will become a lecturer at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, the Capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan is the Central Asian country I know least about, and what I know about the others is little enough as it is, so here's to Otto teaching us all a little something...Otto, this is the point that I really regret not going with you to Beirut a few years back. Too bad you can't turn back the clock of time...
I will be blogging again just as soon as I find a topic other than my on-the-backburner love life; I need to get over this emotional grief before I believe I have anything worth writing about. I did finally buy a copy of Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery though, and quickly found out I was a bit too familiar with the arguments to not be biased. Still, it's refreshing to read a philosopher's perspective on how to tackle problems I already feel comfortable with. There is a dust storm outside right now and so visibility is about 2 m, and breathing is hard enough without going for a jog. If the weather keeps it up, you can pretty much guarantee that I will be putting something up here some time.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
Sorry about your sad breakup with Kay.
Abed: Thanks for the link. But, you mispelled my very infrequently used first name. It is Jonathan not John. Not that it matters.
Well Beirut was fun. Unfortunately, LAU never had another "Violence in the Middle East Conference." But, I am sure I will see you in Beriut one day in the not too distant future.
sorry about the breakup, abed, both for you and, selfishly, because i really enjoyed the writing in your first syria post. your style had me hooked.
Post a Comment